Police investigating the disappearance of Nicola Bulley are said to have requested the assistance of a lead investigator from the National Crime Agency (NCA).
It's been over three weeks now since the 45-year-old went missing in St Michaels on Wyre, Lancashire, with the force no closer to finding Nicola in their investigation.
The mum-of-two was last seen just after 9.00am January 27, walking her springer spaniel Willow near the River Wyre - with her phone and dog being found close by her route soon after.